I returned to Faldon after about 10 years and found I had horrible fps plus the game would slow down to unbearable levels over time.

This was not how I remembered it.

I used 3 different machines:

Dual core i3 2130 @ 3.4GHz + 8GB + 750 Ti 2GB + Windows XP

Quad core i5 750 @ 4.0GHz + 16GB RAM + NVIDIA 680 2GB + Windows 7

Quad core i7 7700k @ 5.0GHz + 16GB RAM + AMD 480 8GB + Windows 10

Out of those three machines only the Windows XP one ran smoothly, didn't slow down and was able to hold hundreds of FPS in all areas.

So it's not likely to be the hardware but Windows.

I will demonstrate with the middle machine.

What really stood out for me was that on Windows 7 and 10 the font was oversized and you couldn't see all of it in the available space. I also found that the more font that piled up in the chatbox the worse the performance became.

I've been unable to replicate the oversized default font since fixing the issue but this is the default I currently have:

Low fps and if I hit Nova ( as an example of action on the screen) the game lags horribly and is unplayable.

The oversized font led me to Cleartype which is a font smoothing program in windows:

By disabling that fps improved a bit but hitting Nova again crippled the game. Note that font is now pixellated due to Cleartype being disabled.

More digging around made me try out changing settings in DirectX, something you cannot do normally.

In this you want to go to the DirectDraw tab and untick Use Hardware Acceleration:

After that, apply all graphics settings in Faldon:

Tadaa... and no matter what action is going on the fps and game smoothness stays great:

Out in the desert on this same machine my fps can go over 1600 which doesn't benefit anything but it shows how freely the game is able to run without the crippling effects of Cleartype and whatever is going wrong between Faldon and DirectDraw:

Hopefully this helps old players and new players who are wondering why this game plays horribly on their new operating systems.

A new system of loot has been introduced, the "Need, Greed, Pass looting system" or NGP-system.

What is the Need, Greed, Pass looting system?The Need, Greed, Pass (NGP) looting system is a system that was introduced to promote a fair distribution of loot between players that have worked together as a team in activities such as completing a team based event or killing a boss monster that requires team effort to kill effectively.

The NGP system works by allowing every player in a team to decide for each looted item whether they need it (NEED), would like to have it (GREED), or leave the item for other players to have (PASS). Each option has particular influence over which player gets the item. When a boss monster drops several items you can only pick one you NEED. The system works by building upon past choices and favours those who have left a lot of looted items to others players (they used the PASS option).

Below is an explanation of how the NGP system works and how how all of the options influence each other.

How it worksThe NGP system is point based. You collect and spend points based on the options you pick. The higher your points the higher your chances of getting an item you mark as NEED. The points you collect are kept per event, so if you have a lot of points for killing boss monster A those points have no effect when you help killing boss monster B.

NeedIf you are the only player who has selected the NEED option for a particular item you will get it. If there are more players that NEED the item then that item is award to the player with the highest number of points. In case one or more players share the same highest amount of points then the item is awarded randomly to one of them. When receiving an item you marked as NEED your points will get reset to zero. If you don't end up getting the item you marked as NEED your points will get increased by one.

GreedWhen no players NEED an item it will get awarded to a person who wants it (GREED). If there are more players that GREED the item then that item is award to the player with the highest number of points. In case one or more players share the same highest amount of points then the item is awarded randomly to one of them. When using the GREED option you will neither gain nor lose any points.

PassWhen using the PASS option you will not get the item, but you will be awarded several points. This is the fastest way to accumulate some points so you can use them when you NEED an item.

TacticsYou will need to use a mix of all the options to have a better chance of getting the items you want. Consider the following statements when deciding on your tactic.

Always "needing" an item makes sure that your points don't go up as fast as they would when passing an item. It also means that you may end up "spending" your points on an item you don't really need (but rather want because of greed).

Always "greeding" for an item makes sure that anyone who "needs" the item will get it as need is favoured over greed. Greeding will not award any points so in case you do need an item you have a lower chance of getting it. If however, no one "needs" an item you will get it without losing any points at all.

Always "passing" an item obviously makes sure you never get the item. It will however increase your points the fastest which gives you a bigger chance of getting an item you "need".

PS: I realize the category is incorrect, but the website only shows a specific set of categories and I can't add one without Zer.

]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:14:08 +0000https://www.faldon.org/topic/7228/new/posts/https://www.faldon.org/topic/7224/new/posts/
Yo, I played a long long time ago. My friends got me into this and i think about it all the time. I have items and stuff they've given to me and as they still play off and on. I wanted to recently, I can't remember my password. The other problem is i think at the time i registered my account with a work email. That makes me feel like my account is just lost forever.

I can remember a few character names or account names and that email i most likely had at the time. If any of that info can get me to a password reset to anything. That would rock. HOpefully thanks guys.

]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:31:41 +0000https://www.faldon.org/topic/7224/new/posts/https://www.faldon.org/topic/5923/new/posts/
Does anybody else have an issue with the music stopping at the end of the track rather than looping or starting over, and does anybody know of a fix for this?

To fix this you can download MapFeex. MapFeex will make the client repatch the sectors of the map that got corrupted.

How to use it:-Run the program (on Vista/Win7 you may need to run it as admin),-If you have Faldon installed in any of the default locations and didn't give the folder any weird names the program will automatically find your Faldon directories for you. If it can't find the install directories it will prompt you to select the directory manually.-Select the right Faldon installation directory (you should normally only have one anyway),-Log on Faldon and go to the area with the corrupted sectors,-Alt tab to MapFeex and click "Find active clients", -Select the right process (it's probably only one),-Click "Mark nearby sectors for patching",-Go back to Faldon and either switch maps or relog and go back to the area with the corrupted sectors, it should repatch them now.

This tool hasn't been tested thoroughly so if you find a bug please notify Mr Spy.

The game runs slowly for me on Vista/Windows 7.If you have this problem, click Options at the starting screen, then click Display's Setup button. Uncheck Hardware Acceleration and Direct3D Lighting. Click OK and run the game.

]]>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:12:03 +0000https://www.faldon.org/topic/5000/new/posts/https://www.faldon.org/topic/6248/new/posts/
I was wonder if anyone know what each of the enchants actually do. I was unable to find any info on any of them. If some has a link or something I can see what they add, that would be great.]]>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:10:07 +0000https://www.faldon.org/topic/6248/new/posts/https://www.faldon.org/topic/5918/new/posts/
or can i even do it here? haven't messed with it before so, any help?]]>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:09:48 +0000https://www.faldon.org/topic/5918/new/posts/https://www.faldon.org/topic/5795/new/posts/
i lost the password of one of the char in my account and i want to get it backbut i dont remember the email, what can i do? please help! thanks]]>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:07:10 +0000https://www.faldon.org/topic/5795/new/posts/https://www.faldon.org/topic/5638/new/posts/
Now finally the update came, I´m getting a rather annoying error.

When I start Faldon patcher I get the message:Could not write to file.

It has recently come to our attention that there's some malware out there that will mess up proxy settings in your browser(s). This can cause you an error (most likely a 503 error) and wont allow you to connect to the patch server. Your proxy settings can be changed by spy/mal ware; and can cause a world of frustration, like not being able to connect to the internet through Firefox, or IE, or whatever you use. This can also ruin things in other programs, like the Faldon patcher.

To actually get rid of the infection you will probably have to get some sort of anti malware tool, there's plenty of them out there but we suggest you use MBAM, Malware byes' Anti malware, there's a free version and it seems to be good enough.

You can find more information about MBAM here, if you already have this installed and it does not let you run it, restart your PC, and when the PC is booting, press F8 and then select start in safe mode and run the scan until it is finishes and cleans out your PC and then restart and all should be well.(direct link to download this program for free version: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Ma 86760019/1)

Now to clean up some of the browser settings and actually fix the patcher error.

Firefox (this does not solve the problem with the patcher but will clean up Firefox)If you are using Mozilla Firefox and cannot get on to the internet. Go to the top tool bar, click ToolsThen click Options, In the window that should appear now go to the Advanced tab, then it will show a tab saying connection.Click that and there should be a label that says something like 'Change the way Firefox connects to the internet', click the Settings button, and then it will have check selection boxes, make sure that auto detect proxy settings is checked. Then hit OK, you may have to restart Firefox, but you probably can just refresh the page.

Internet ExplorerIf you are using Internet Explorer and can't get on the internet (these settings here DO affect the patcher).Click the Tools menu Then click Internet optionsIn the window that should appear now there should be a tab called AdvancedIf there is no proxy settings options there just hit the Restore advanced settings, or Restore Internet Explorer settings to default values and restart Internet Explorer.

This should have fixed the problem with the patcher, if you have any questions please post them on the forum.

]]>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:37:44 +0000https://www.faldon.org/topic/5288/new/posts/https://www.faldon.org/topic/5493/new/posts/
everytime i walk across a particular place(such as the warp gate), i get crashed and get kicked out of the game.i removed the map datas in the faldon folder then, however, after that, when i return to game, the animation of spells are gone ( like, i can't see the slimes/snakes but their hp bar, i cant see any fireballs, lightings etc.) Also, all the doors disappeared..... what can i do with such crash?

p.s i had re-installed the game several times

here are the details of the crash:

//===================================================== A crash has occured. Please mail this to P-chan (zer@neo.rr.com). Be sure to mention system specifications, version, what caused and what time this crash occured, etc. =====================================================//